Where does “balik kampung” come from?

balik kampung (Malay) comes from Malay balik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik — to return; to repeat.

balik kampung (Malay): returning home to meet one's family and relatives, especially for a festival

Definitions

  1. returning home to meet one's family and relatives, especially for a festival

Ancestry of “balik kampung”, step by step

balik kampung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay balik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybalikback part, behind; to return, to turn
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balikto return; to repeat

via Malay kampung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykampungvillage; community; low, vulgar, old-fashioned
2Proto-Malayickampuŋ—

Words derived from “balik kampung”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik →